What’s a ‘thut’? Eight body parts you never knew you had

Just when we think it’s safe to like ourselves again, womankind develops a new body part for us to detest (Picture: Krasimira Nevenova)

Not bought those key pieces for your spring/summer wardrobe yet? Don’t worry, because it’s always fashionable to hate your body. To prove it, we’re constantly coming up with new words for all those parts of our bodies we dislike, because if we don’t hate our bodies then who will?

Here are eight of the most degrading body descriptions, from the brand new ‘thut’ through to the old-school ‘saddlebags’. Read and weep for the future of the human race’s collective self esteem.

1. The ‘Thut’

A perfect bum. Or so we thought. (Picture: South_agency)

A relatively new arrival, this refers to the point where the thigh seamlessly meets the butt (blame the Americans – we’d call it a ‘Thum’). E.g. ‘You can’t tell where her thigh ends and butt begins – she’s got a Thut! Call the police.’

2. Cankles

Lovely ankles. Or are they? (Picture: Dmitri Kotchetov)

An old favourite mean girl description which you’ll often see haunting the comments sections in articles about beautiful celebs. Refers to thick ankles, those which supposedly blend into the calf of the leg. E.g. ‘She shouldn’t wear ankle straps, it draws attention to her nasty cankles.’

For some reason the gorgeous Cheryl Cole and Mariah Carey are regular recipients of said insult, which just goes to show: no woman is safe from hatred by her own gender. Sisterhood, yeah?

3. Saddlebags

A horse hiding behind a wall so you can’t see her hideous saddlebags (Picture: Thomas Shanahan)

Excess fat on the sides of the thighs and buttocks, supposedly giving the impression of saddlebags. E.g. ‘She’s carrying a lot in those saddlebags isn’t she? By which I mean, her thighs are… pretty normal.’

4. Moobs

Not an ounce of pec fat. He could be a stock image bank model or something. (Picture: shakzu)

Fatty pectorals on a male. Nice to know that men indulge in a bit of self-hatred too isn’t it?

5. Back boobs

How we should all be spending our time, apparently (Picture: PGGutenbergUKLtd)

When your bra is tight across your back and fat gathers above and below the strapline. Looks nothing like boobs, obviously, but it’s more damaging to your self-esteem to call it that and God forbid we liked ourselves.